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If you need a brain injury lawyer in Houston, Dallas or elsewhere in Texas, contact Jim S. Adler & Associates.

Brain Injury LawyersThe brain injury lawyers with Jim S. Adler & Associates have extensive experience handling brain injury lawsuits in Texas. Brain injury cases can be extremely complex. For that reason, you need our experience and expertise. Anyone can sustain a brain injury. When the head is hit, the brain bounces around inside the skull potentially wreaking havoc to the fragile tissue. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can seriously affect a person's ability to reason, it can affect them physically and it can affect them psychologically. Some of the effects include:
  • Ambulation - being able to get around on their own
  • Balance - feeling unsteady on their feet
  • Coordination - a feeling of being "all thumbs" or not being able to do multiple things at once like you used to
  • Fine Motor Skills - needle work can become clumsy, or even tying bows on your shoes can be difficult
  • Strength - no longer able to move the chair to vacuum or lift stacks of paperwork or books
  • Endurance - many people find they can't walk as far or climb the stairs like they used to
  • Memory - remembering events clearly or recalling names of people you know can become a problem
  • Language - some people experience trouble in speaking, forming words properly
  • Information Processing - it may take longer to understand concepts or situations you are in
  • Coping - difficulty accepting and dealing with having a disability

While TBI can be caused by many situations, the most common is when the head strikes an object such as a wall, the ground, etc. Other causes include lack of oxygen for an extended period, poisoning and infection.

Some brain injuries are considered "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury" (MTBI). MTBI characteristics include one or more of the following:

  • Brief loss of consciousness
  • Loss of memory immediately preceding or following the injury
  • Any alteration in one's mental state at the time of the accident

In many MTBI cases, the individual may appear normal on the surface, yet they have continuing functional problems. Long-term affects can include Postconcussion Syndrome (PCS), cognitive and personality changes.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury to the head resulting in any of the symptoms described above, please fill out our contact form so an experienced Texas brain injury attorney at Jim S. Adler & Associates can review the information and advise you accordingly. This is a free case review.

It is our job to make the responsible party or parties pay for the damage that was caused.

 

DISCLAIMER: The law firm of Jim S. Adler & Associates, with principal offices at 3D/International Tower, 1900 West Loop South, 20th Floor, Houston, Texas 77027, is licensed to practice law in Texas, but also works in conjunction with outside counsel and local attorneys, as needed, to litigate claims in other states, including:

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Jim S. Adler & Associates also has offices at City Place Building, 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 2100 LB40, Dallas, Texas 75204-2887; Bank of America, 12605 East Freeway, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77015-5619 (serving Channelview, Texas); and San Pedro Plaza, 7330 San Pedro Ave., Suite 700, San Antonio, Texas 78216-6237.

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